In December 2021 , the brand new cruise ship Costa Toscana was delivered after completion to Costa Cruises , the Italian cruise line brand for Carnival Corporation . Built by Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland , the ship was designed and constructed to be one of the most environmentally-friendly cruise ships in the world .
The Costa Toscana is one of the world ’ s biggest ocean liners , with a tonnage of 185,000 GT . She is the cruise line ’ s second and Turku shipyard ’ s third ship to be powered by LNG fuel ( liquefied natural gas ).
The first metal sheet cutting took place in July 2019 and its hull assembly began in February 2020 . The float-out ceremony of the Costa Toscana was held at the Meyer Turku in January of 2021 .
” The Costa Toscana is equipped with dual-fuel engines . Their primary fuel is LNG but they can also be powered by diesel oil ,” says Mr . Tapani Mylly , Head of Communication and Sustainability at Meyer Turku shipyard .
The cruise ship has four main engines that produce 61,760 kW of power . She operates with two Azipod motors for a service speed of 17 knots , with four thrusters yielding increased maneuverability .
” This ship has the very latest LNG system of the best possible variety . Apart from that , she also has many other features designed to minimise the ship ’ s environmental impact . They include heat-recovery technology , intelligent lighting , plus other systems for optimising energy-efficiency ,” Mylly recounts .
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In a statement from the ship ’ s owner Costa Cruises , the sustainability of LNG fuel is emphasised . The cruise line regards the selection of LNG as one further step towards zero-emission ships , already reducing sulphur dioxide emissions and most of the other particular-matter emissions as well as nitrogen oxides and CO 2
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According to Mr . Mylly , a number of similar design features were already integrated into Costa Toscana ’ s sister ship , the Costa Smeralda , also built by Meyer Turku
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